How to Eat a Crab

Peter "Woody" Wood demonstrates how to eat a Maryland blue crab.

[@HolyinHim]

I haven't broken open crabs - or tried to - since I was 16; nearly 40 years ago! Tonight we were headed out to a local place and I found your video! Thanks so much for the help! My experience was very enjoyable thanks to you! God bless!

[@whirlaway05]

I learned how to pick crabs when I was 4 or 5- I can do it blindfolded. LOVE crabs!!!!!!! That would be my last meal- a dozen of spiced steamed blue crabs- yeah, I'm from Md. but hold the Old Bay!

[@susannefoort6606]

you people are sooooo blessed !!! wish i was there !

[@yard12346]

Cool guy sharing his knowledge on crab eatin' Video is informative and just as advertised

[@bwowzah]

A fantastic video. Thank you for the info.

[@johnveca2979]

Hey Woody. Show us how to eat the claws Maryland style. I just love comparing eating styles when it comes to crabs.

[@GalaxyDaveD]

Thank you Woody.Hope your business is doing well!

[@ipsoko]

I like this guy

[@ivanius5255]

I never eated a crab yet.. But I wish ;) Looks so delicious ;) Cheers from Czech Republic...

[@TheBirthdayGreetings]

You must one day!

[@vanesapang2648]

by the time I finish watching this video, I am on my third already.

[@GalaxyDaveD]

I took the hour trip south to eat at Woody's today.I had the dozen Blue Claws..It was well worth the trip.The service was great as well as the restaurant.I'll be be back down soon....

[@Budro4764]

I remember in the 90's shipping #1's to Maryland in the spring time from La. and Tx. thousands of pounds of 1's are shipped there in ya'll off season. By Plane of course.

[@IIvanNuno]

Thank you sir, that was very informative, now I know how to eat crab properly

[@wongleebruce]

Either way just love watching someone enjoying themselves on crab love loading up on dungoness crab myself

[@michaeln7421]

Good job dude

[@HappyBoyDadAce]

I miss Maryland Crab houses so much. You made that look soo good. Your killing me. I live in Florida now and I try to go crabbing at Guana bay as much as I can. Steam them up with Old Bay and munch away. I also miss big fried onions and the Sweet corn. Take care and enjoy your bay crabs and hopefully soon one day I'll get back to Maryland and stop at Woody's.

[@morningstar4764]

i was searching how to eat a crap but instead i found this. thanks for teaching

[@kittyshadows9167]

Wow! Thanks for answering my question. I've been searching for over a year where to buy blue crabs in London (or restaurants that serve them) and even places in the US that would somehow deliver them over. The frozen ones aren't particularly nice ): Awesome video!

[@AussieAussieOZoioioi]

Wow.. I didn't even know crab restaurants existed... I'm missing out!

[@FSVT97]

Wow, thats an extremely Odd way to pick and eat a crab ! That video is How NOT to pick and eat a crab !! LMAO

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

Thanks for this, armed with your information I ate and enjoyed a crab from the Orkney Isles, north of Scotland, UK. It was great!

[@susannefoort6606]

soooo cosy !

[@Twostacks9]

So far, you are by miles the best teacher for dealing with the (very rare, only frozen in chinese supermarkets) blue swimming crab. I live in London, and my girlfriend ( who is from Hong kong) love crab. And the easy at which you dealt with that crab, makes us want to come you your place, just to at least learn. Please note, swimming crab is only available frozen in London. Great master class mate.!

[@MelancholyRose]

"Little salt." *dumps whole shaker on corn* I think that was my favorite part haha. Other than how hungry it made me.

[@paakw3si]

Thank you..

[@windh]

The LUNG of the crab. Christ.

[@Riccy102]

I don't think I want to eat a crab, but thanks for the video. I'll take mine in cream soup, deviled or as crab cakes.

[@KMATheMighty]

LETS GO TO WOODY!

[@whobutmejazz8381]

Hi, do you guys Ship live crab??

[@docwilkey]

Love crab myself.

[@KronosMancer]

just noticed your comment and the reason that mainly male crabs are sold and not female crabs is that: 1) there are far more males than females in a population 2) if you harvest all the females you won't have any to repopulate the area (also this is tied to why most crab catchers will not grab them in the winter to allow the population to regrow)

[@ivena]

thnx bro

[@free2danz1960]

I live in Jacksonville in Eastern North Carolina and rarely ever find crab this large anymore. I love crabbing and I love eating them but they sure are a lot of work especially when they're smaller in size. Corn..I love that too but what is corn without the butter? That is like eating a peanut butter sandwich without the jam! Eat the butter! Eat the butter!

[@BaristaSpoutKSA]

Very nice music background...thank u for sharing ur knowledge on how to eat crab properly.. New friend here

[@iliketheodds2575]

tasty scavengers of the ocean.

[@efthimios]

alot of work but im sure its great- great how to!!

[@metaldemonseanknels]

tell me it's fully cooked? lol and why do you use only male crabs?? crab is my 2nd favorite food :) lobster's my number one lol where are you located at?

[@Sandstorm9562]

You gotta eat the fat and mustard!

[@bape7824]

"The fat and mustard" are the organs and brains, that's nasty man

[@Sandstorm9562]

+Safa Ahmad man up dude. If you eat your wife then a crab should be no trouble. That shit tastes good!

[@Sandstorm9562]

+Safa Ahmad I roll nasty.

[@bape7824]

Sandstorm9562 lol

[@chrismeister6458]

You're an idiot! the fat or mustard is not the organs and brains!! The organs is the harder stringy stuff and the brain is in the shell and you can't even see the brain because it's so small. So please know your facts before you try to correct someone!!!

[@peteramarillo7146]

damn now i'm hungry.

[@Alaska-Jack]

CRAB!!

[@squange20]

Wish I were there. It all looks delicious. While we live in a country surrounded by water, we can't get nice crabs here. Shame.

[@MrHolyshizznit]

I been here, great place. i live like 10 mins away. Don't use tools or butter. learn the right way.

[@MrAdrianaangel]

He pulls off all the claws and fins and legs first. How are you supposed to rip off the shell after that? I was taught, You grab the claws and legs and fins in one hand, the shell in the other and rip the shell right off. If you know what you are doing, you don't need any tools.

[@googlemaster98]

who else wants crab now??

[@miamiwax]

i need a big fat pile of old bay!!

[@user-jr7dv1xc3g]

In eating crab meat there is lot of wastage of shell but it is acceptable in return of such delicious and nutritional meat

[@josephbennett728]

If you know how to pick a crab there's no waste

[@Kelvostrass]

I was served a crab in a restaurant, I just looked at it and had no idea how to eat it so I just let it xD

[@waynespyker5731]

My Pennsylvania crabhouse would go to BWI each Thursday to pick up their jumbos!

[@beatfromNL]

IM COMMING (could take a while cause i have to come from holland O.O)

[@earlkyat2508]

Hmmmm..look good

[@spongebong81]

Wow. I have been looking on here to show my girl how to eat crabs. I think my family is the only ones who eat blue crab with out cracking the shell. if it is cooked right you can pull all the meat out with the fins. the only reason to crack the shell open is for the mustered.

[@bac2natur]

If you're pulling all the meat out with the legs then you're crabs are empty.

[@spongebong81]

bac2natur No They are just seemed right. you pull the apron and yank out the lump meat

[@ernestoarteaga7181]

cut the crab again! Lol...

[@MRGILBERTO83]

You should REALLY try the crab meat with BEE HONEY. It is DELICIOUS !!!

[@ImACatIThink]

lol if a crab saw this..

[@robertromero8692]

This video reminds me of why I don't eat much crab. Too much work.

[@MrMw2nolife]

Thats a old lady XD

[@laurenmungaray3912]

how does crab taste like ????

[@earlkyat2508]

You throwing away the good part

[@johnveca2979]

Hey Woody. Great vid. Why only serve male crabs? Is it because the male crabs have less fat? Southern Louisianians love the female fat! Cheers!

[@paakw3si]

@metaldemonseanknels they are located 29 South Main St. North East, MD.21901...to answer your why they use only male crabs.. i am a crab lover, and i enjoy crabs very much but through mmy experience in crab eating in the east coast...most crab house dont serve female crabs..i dont know why but pretty much they dont..i find one in Dover,DE that did but they dont anymore..

[@rogerrodrigues2003]

I WANT TO KNOW A HYGENIC N STANDARD WAY OF RIPPING OFF A CRAB AND CLEANING OF THE MEAT FROM IT'S SHELL.......LIKE SOMETHING DONE IN A FINE DINE.....NEAT SERVING!!!

[@k0211312d]

Interesting... In south korea, People don't throw away guts inside beneath the upper shell. It's contain most tasty part, Thus natural enriched flavor. If crab is fresh enough and well cleaned then steamed in cauldron. For tasty aspect, late April ~ May is the best of the best. It's right before spawning season [june~august - closed season] But Late September ~ October is the most popular season with full white meats in carapace shell. Rice & Steamed blue crab... yum

[@k0211312d]

***** You're just novice about 'how to eat crab' theory. Crab gills & mouth parts are not edible. But If You throw away crab butter... That's totally waste one of most nature's natural flavour part. Only few of us know 'ecdysis' season for raw snow crab, Though It's still hard to find that one. You can catch it on the boat and eat it right there.

[@whirlaway05]

k0211312d Crab butter?? You mean the yellow? That's the best part!

[@k0211312d]

whirlaway05 Yes, Totally agree on it. It. That part is naturally synthesized sauce. Blue crab's bright orange part - egg sac [Ofcouse, Only from female crab. You can check belly part shell as you know] Brown & muddy tan tone color - inner gut [I call this, personally, crab butter] Snow crab prefer cold sea water, Best season is late fall ~ winter in south korea. I guess It's available in Alaska, Also fishing operation work for north america customer. If You have a chance to eat 'raw snow crab - right after ecdysis' It's good experience. Buttery soft & naturally seasoned cheese stick(?) from mother nature's sea factory.

[@k0211312d]

***** Next time, Read thread then write down. I never mention we eat gill or crab's mouth part carapace shell.

[@whirlaway05]

k0211312d I don't generally eat female crabs & I would definitely never eat the egg sac. I was referring to the yellow inside the crab, what we called 'the mustard'- I love it. Most people think it's gross, but I love & yes, I know what it really is & I don't care!

[@bobbillings]

wow I think I'm sick, ill stick with Alaskan king crab if Dungeness is on the menu

[@SuperTward]

You dont need a knife to eat a crab!!!!!!

[@johits11]

i always eating the center of the crab...

[@Gummobear]

Why do I torture myself

[@allanjollie1461]

...Learning da English first, before you making da comments...Good job, Woody's...

[@millisupriyanti8015]

this food its not for me because to much dificult to eat this food

[@kalmykdude]

Old man is shaky. Don't use a knife. He made it more complicated then it should be.

[@shellnet411]

i only use a knife for the end of the claws but he wasted more than half the crab by the way i am a girl he eats a crab like a torist

[@HermitCrabsAndThings]

course you dont

[@walterfenomeno]

no tengo ganas de comer cangrejo

[@celesteharvey978]

My family is from Virginia and D.C., that is NOT how you eat Maryland blue crabs😑😤

[@gradybrowning3976]

We, eat em different way in Florida, my girlfriend is from Md. She eats them the same way.

[@morehousebound8584]

Where were the black people

[@k0211312d]

Fully grown Blue crab's carapace is not edible unless It's small crab with thin carapace shell. It's possible when You fry it in oil. Crab gills. I'm not sure which region eat this, In south korea, Most of us do not eat this part. Crab butter... This is absolutely most tasty part in crab(especially blue crab & lobster) Don't need to use greasy butter sauce, It's natural sauce in itself.

[@whirlaway05]

Koreans eat dogs & cats too, so....

[@k0211312d]

That's interesting. I never heard about cat meat during 20years while stay in south korea region - Well, I'm late 20's for now. So what? I saw some southern dude look like you eating aligator BBQ.You can get some 'kangaroo' / 'aligator' hamburger in austrailia.'tarantula fries' in cambodiaWhat a naive son...

[@tfvugcwavybud809]

This guy cut every good part and threw it away.

[@sharkheadism]

P.J. Dailey shut up

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

Taking off the legs first you already messing up

[@esharenee4186]

Too much! It's hardly meat in it. That's like sunflower seeds, that's like neck bones.

[@Mcpblackheart]

Thats the lazy way to eat a crab using a knife..... i eat them by hand and if you pull them apart a certain way even the flaws you wont have to use a knife to get the meat out of them just saying

[@jonlate4581]

Mcpblackheart I've watched several of these how to's just for shits and giggles and I don't get just ripping the les off like that, if you bust the joint at the body you'll get a ton of meat out on the ends of the legs so that when you tear into the body the meat that's left will be easier to get out. And tearing the swimmers off like that is grounds for dismissal, once again work that leg at the joint and out comes that glorious jumbo lump fully intact... but what do I know, I remove the top shell first and bust the whole crab in half and take it from there. Guess I've been doing it wrong for 43 years.😕

[@jonlate4581]

This is the primo part of the crab which I will now destroy with this knife. smh And lose the fuckin' corn cobs they don't pertain here.

[@searching1000]

mongul

[@verbaud]

He eats crabs like a girl. We never used a knife. Pop the top, rip off the gills. Eat the fat & mustard. Pull off the fingers & claws. Go for the sweet meat. If your fingers aren't dirty when you're done, you didn't eat a crab. Suck your fingers clean.

[@riskinhos]

female crabs are much better

[@SethOrtiz]

riskinhos yeah why do they only sell male crabs?

[@bodegaboys7475]

Seth Ortiz females can be a lot of hassle because of restrictions for catch and keep

[@SethOrtiz]

bodegaboys okay

[@paulettekay4313]

Girls don't eat crabs like that. He eats that like a wusss.

[@anonymous133711]

hes not doing it right

[@stephenmartinez1]

Underwater bugs.. so gross.

[@sarahdoodles]

Seems a shame to eat them really. You don't get much meat out of them so it hardly seems worth it.